Nonstop flight route between Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States and Whangarei, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boswell Bay Airport (BSW), Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States and Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,013 miles (or 11,286 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Boswell Bay Airport and Whangarei Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Boswell Bay Airport and Whangarei Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSW / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°25'23"N by 146°8'44"W | 
| Area Served: | Boswell Bay, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Forest Service | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BSW | 
| More Information: | BSW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRE / NZWR | 
| Airport Name: | Whangarei Airport | 
| Location: | Whangarei, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°46'5"S by 174°21'54"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Whangarei District Airport | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 133 feet (41 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WRE | 
| More Information: | WRE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Boswell Bay Airport (BSW):
- Boswell Bay Airport (BSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Boswell Bay Airport (BSW) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,573 miles (17,015 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Boswell Bay Airport (BSW) is Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of BSW.
- Because of Boswell Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Boswell Bay Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Boswell Bay Airport", another name for BSW is "AK97".
Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):
- The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
- There are also several private aircraft hangars situated around the airport, including one that previously housed a Aero L-29 Delfín jet in 2008.
- The change in aircraft type restored capacity to 136,656 seats available on Air New Zealand per year.
- Ansett went into liquidation in 2001, and this resulted in Air New Zealand's subsidary Eagle Airways being the only major airline operating out of the airport.
- Whangarei District Airport no longer has an Aero Club due to a drop in membership and private flying.
- Because of Whangarei Airport's relatively low elevation of 133 feet, planes can take off or land at Whangarei Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), which is nearly antipodal to Whangarei Airport (meaning Whangarei Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Tangier, Morocco.




